Breakingviews: Why Soros is shifting gears July 26 - Reuters Breakingviews columnists say there is more to George Soros' departure than SEC red tape, and threat of a U.S. credit downgrade exposes the mistaken idea of a "risk-free" investment.Author(s): No creator set

1.4 Nature matters in terms of a critical systems literacy This unit explores conceptual tools for assisting our thinking and deliberation on what matters. The notion of ‘framing’ nature is introduced and three readings provide an understanding of systems thinking for explicitly framing issues of environmental responsibility.Author(s): The Open University

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"Environmental Degradation and Deforestation in Thailand and Cambodia" Alan Kolata is Neukom Family Distinguished Service Professor of Anthropology, The University of Chicago.
There is little doubt that climate change, deforestation, erosion, and the unequal distribution of natural resources around the globe are of pressing importance everywhere, but these problems are perhaps most acute in Asia, home to 64 percent of the world’s population. Much of this population (1 and 1.3 billion, respectively) is concentrated in India and China, two countries with rapidly gAuthor(s): The Center for International Studies at the Univer

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Ecological Pyramids An ecological pyramid (or trophic pyramid) is a graphical representation designed to show the biomass or productivity at each trophic level in a given ecosystem. Biomass pyramids show the abundance or biomass of organisms at each trophic level, while productivity pyramids show the production or turnover in biomass. Ecological pyramids begin with producers on the bottom (such as plants) and proceed through the various trophic levels (such as herbivores that eat plants, then carnivores that eat heAuthor(s): No creator set

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Digital projectors merge real and virtual worlds July 26 - Move over virtual reality, researchers at Rensselear Polytechnic Institute are taking spatially augmented reality to the next level with "dynamic projection surfaces." The system moves projected images out into the real world, enabling multiple users to interact with their physical and virtual environments simultaneously. Sharon Reich reports.Author(s): No creator set

Many of us who believe that governments continue to grow relentlessly, at least in the economically advanced countries, have been criticized by analysts who claim that in fact the growth of government has petered out or slowed substantially. The latter group perceives us to be needlessly alarmed and fau

The first and most popular complaint that I received when teaching undergraduate students was that of "too much reading."

One might dismiss such complaints by attributing them to laziness. Maybe students have developed the expectation that they can coast through university, do minimal to no academic work, while still receiving high grades. In other words, maybe they ha

Career Expo at CCA The Career Expo at California College of the Arts is a private job fair aimed specifically at CCA's emerging student and alumni populations of artists, writers, designers, and thinkers, and the potential employers who value them.
Attendees receive invaluable information about potential internships, part- and full-time positions, freelance work, and more!
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"Austrian" economics owes its name to the historical fact that it was founded and first elaborated by three Austrians: Carl Menger (1840–1921), Friedrich von Wieser (1851–1926), and Eugen von Böhm-Bawerk (1851-1914). The latter two built on Menger, thou

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"Basic Structural Design, Spring 2009" " This course provides students with a basic knowledge of structural analysis and design for buildings, bridges and other structures. The course emphasizes the historical development of structural form and the evolution of structural design knowledge, from Gothic cathedrals to long span suspension bridges. Students will investigate the behavior of structural systems and elements through design exercises, case studies, and load testing of models. Students will design structures using timber, masoAuthor(s): Ochsendorf, John

Subtraction Across Zeros In this video, a student shows how to subtract with regrouping using place value manipulatives. The student explains the problem step-by-step, writes the problem, and shows the problem with manipulatives. (01:34)Author(s): No creator set

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Identifying Figurative Language This video explains how to identify figures of speech and figurative language through a series of questions. (01:35)Author(s): No creator set